Pirouette Past This Ballet Trivia—If You’re Graceful Enough

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Pirouette Past This Ballet Trivia—If You’re Graceful Enough

What is a "pirouette" in ballet?

In what year was the School of American Ballet established?

How many positions of the feet did ballet master Pierre Beauchamp establish in the late 1600's?

What is the puffy skirt often worn by a ballet dancer called?

In ballet, what is a group of exercises that includes warm up, stretching, adage and allegro called?

In ballet, what is a barre?

What is a smooth "releve" from a position "a terre" through all levels of the foot in ballet?

The term "arabesque" refers to a ballet stance or movement in which a dancer does what?

In ballet dancing, a "pirouette" is what?

Which ballet term means "slow, unfolding movements"?

Which ballerina had a dessert named after her?

In which country was the famous ballet dancer Julio Bocca born?

In ballet as well as in French, what is another term for "arms"?

The ballet "The Nutcracker" is especially popular during which holiday season?

What is the finale of a classical ballet with principal dancers appearing alone or in pairs called?

When a ballerina dances "en pointe", what is she doing?

What British ballerina ended her 20-year career in ballet at the Royal Opera House in 2007?

Who wrote the music for the ballet "Coppelia"?

The title of which artist's painting translates as "Ballet Hall of the Opera in the Rue Peletier"?

What is the term indicating that a ballet step is to be made towards the audience?

When ballet dancers talk of "turnout", what do they mean?

What sport were the five ballet positions inspired by?

What famous choreographer was one of the founders of the New York City Ballet?

In the ballet "Giselle", what are the "wilis"?

In ballet, what type of move is a "jete"?

In what venue does the New York City Ballet perform?

In the ballet "The Nutcracker", who or what attacks Clara and the Nutcracker?

Who was the principal male ballet dancer of the American Ballet Theatre from 1974 to 1979?

Which city's famous ballet company often performs in Lincoln Center?

What was the birth name of prima ballerina Margot Fonteyn?

What is the title character in the ballet "Petrushka"?

Ballerinas began to wear tutus with flowing skirts that bared the shins during which era?

With whom did Margot Fonteyn begin her famous ballet partnership after she turned 40?

Ballet in the United States started due to influence from which country?

The Vaganova method of ballet comes from what country?

What ballet features appearances by Puss in Boots, the Lilac Fairy and the Bluebird?

If a ballet movement is adagio, what does that mean?

In the ballet "Swan Lake", the heroine Odette is condemned to spend her days as what?

One of Anna Pavlova's most well-known dances was "The Dying" what?

What famous ballet is the basis for Disney's "The Swan Princess"?

Which item is not part of a ballet costume?

Who wrote the music of the ballet "The Nutcracker"?

What is the name of the handrail ballet dancers use for support during practice?

"Sickling" describes a ballet fault where the dancer turns a foot in from the ankle breaking what?

Jennifer Welsman of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet played China Doll on which kids' show?

In ballet, a "pas de trois" involves how many dancers?

What does the ballet term "plie" mean?

What describes a ballet move where the dancer turns a foot and leg at right angle to the hip joint?

What is the name of the short skirt, often made of starched net, that ballerinas wear?

In ballet, a "pas de deux" is a dance for how many people?

John Cranko created full-length ballets based on which author's literary works?

On average, how many pairs of pointe shoes do ballerinas go through per week?

What ballet was created by choreographer Jerome Robbins in 1944 based on the jazz-dance style?

What is considered the best age time frame for a student to begin ballet lessons?

In ballet, "first position" has the feet together in what shape?

Dancers in early ballets during the Renaissance did not wear tutus, but instead wore what?

Ballet developed in Russia in the 1900's because of visits from which Russian ballerina?

Who choreographed "Ondine", "Les Patineurs" and "Marguerite and Armand"?

For whom did Filippo Taglioni create "La Sylphide", the first romantic ballet, in 1832?

In discussing the origins of ballet, the most influential countries were Russia, France and what?

In ballet, what does the word "saute" refer to?

Frederick Ashton choreographed "Marguerite and Armand" for which famous partnership?

Who was the first ballerina to dance "en pointe" (on pointe shoes)?

A ballet style with traditional ballet vocabulary but more expansive than classical is called?

Which ballet move, which translates "step of the cat", makes the dancer appear to be floating?

Which Royal Ballet star was born in 1909 in South Australia?

Which love story ballet did the State Academy Theatre for Opera and Ballet (GATOB) create in 1940?

This film "Center Stage", released in May 2000, depicts dancers enrolling into which ballet school?

What was the name of the first ballet school created by France's King Louis XIV?

Whose performance in his own "L'Apres-Midi d'un Faune" caused a riot at its premier?

The "Ballet Comique de la Reine", performed in 1581 to honor a royal wedding, lasted how many hours?

In what year did a ballerina first wear a tutu on stage?

In what year did Mikhail Baryshnikov defect from the Soviet Union?

In which year was Julio Bocca's last performance in the American Ballet Theatre?

Choreographer George Balanchine considered what exercise most important in the practice of ballet?

Chief musician Balthazar de Beaujoyeulx created "Ballet Comique de la Reine" for which French Queen?

George Balanchine is considered the founder of which popular style of ballet?

Which style of ballet is considered to have influence from both classical ballet and modern dance?

What ballet term, when translated, means "separated" or "thrown wide apart"?